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no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt ceiling for about three months, it also requires the house and senate to pass budget resolutions by april 15th, and if they don't, representatives and senators will not get paid, which is of course, wildly unconstitutional. the 27th amendment prohibits congress from modifying their own paychecks in any way. they can vote to change the pay for future congress only, but republicans passing an unconstitutional bill, while at the same time relieving the pressure on the debt ceiling was welcomed by some democrats as republicans moving from out-right crazy to half-crazy. >> i'm not sure w
no budget, no pay. >> in the spotlight tonight, debt ceiling magic. that was house speaker john boehner after the house passed a bill making the debt ceiling disappear until may 18th, without cutting any federal spending. the stupidly named and conceived "no budget, no pay act" passed with a vote. 33 republicans voted against the bill, 199 voted for it. 86 democrats voted for the bill, 111 democrats voted against it. not only will the no budget, no pay act suspend the debt...
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he meant it to sound reassuring to conservatives, like that is fine, we don't need the debt ceiling, we have the big spending cuts, democrats will never allow those. i can't see why they're reassured. to see this as a deal, you have to remember where they were when they created the cuts in the first place, back in the 2011 fight. the way we got out of that mess, we kicked the can down the road and formed the super committee. you remember the super committee, the bipartisan group of legislators are charged with finding 1.2 trillion in deficit reduction, that was plan b to the super committee, if they failed, which they did, the sequester would cut the deficit by the same 1.2 trillion, but it would do it right away, and in such a mindless, painful dumb way that neither party could live with it. it was meant, then to force the parties to make the deal. punishment. and that was an obvious design, you build half the sequester out of tax increases, which republicans hate, and then the other out of spending cuts which democrats hate. but republicans refused to vote for anything with taxes i
he meant it to sound reassuring to conservatives, like that is fine, we don't need the debt ceiling, we have the big spending cuts, democrats will never allow those. i can't see why they're reassured. to see this as a deal, you have to remember where they were when they created the cuts in the first place, back in the 2011 fight. the way we got out of that mess, we kicked the can down the road and formed the super committee. you remember the super committee, the bipartisan group of legislators...
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ceiling, that in the end president obama was re-elected with a quite large margin and democrats got more votes in the senate and even in the house despite the fact that they didn't win back control of the majority due to redistricting and the apportionment of house districts nationwide. if the overarching strategy was to have nothing happen in washington and have people take it out on the democrats, that didn't work out for them. >> take for instance the fiscal cliff situation, we have a short-term fix. that you would attribute to the obstructionism in the house that he faced, wouldn't you? >> the fiscal cliff was constructed at least in part by the 112th, but again it didn't work out very well for them. nobody got a big deal. but at this point in time we'll see how the next deal turns out, president obama and the democrats got $630 billion in revenue and there was not a spending cut added. of course, to that ledger you need to add the 2011 budget control act which included more than a trillion dollars in spending cuts but there's not much evidence republicans have had a great time
ceiling, that in the end president obama was re-elected with a quite large margin and democrats got more votes in the senate and even in the house despite the fact that they didn't win back control of the majority due to redistricting and the apportionment of house districts nationwide. if the overarching strategy was to have nothing happen in washington and have people take it out on the democrats, that didn't work out for them. >> take for instance the fiscal cliff situation, we have a...
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eric cantore proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling. some democrats are calling it a trap. i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wa wasserman schultz what she thinks. democrats are about to drop the ball. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we get iti paid for this? >>> is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist dr. jeffrey gardere on lance armstrong's bizarre performance last night. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. republicans surrendered today in one of his biggest fights. president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united sta
eric cantore proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling. some democrats are calling it a trap. i'll ask dnc chairwoman debbie wa wasserman schultz what she thinks. democrats are about to drop the ball. tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we get iti paid for this? >>> is it...
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are they open to compromise when it comes to the debt ceiling? the next cliff we are approaching, we will give you a primer on that battle, next, you are watching msnbc, your place for politics even on a saturday afternoon. c'mon dad! i'm here to unleash my inner cowboy... instead i got heartburn. [ horse neighs ] hold up partner. prilosec isn't for fast relief. try alka-seltzer. kills heartburn fast. yeehaw! the blissful pause just before that rich sweetness touches your lips. the delightful...
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we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand to display the seriousness of what it would mean to invoke the 14th amendment. >> the 14th amendment is very complicated. i want to make sure i'm covering my basis to give everyone a quick explainer of what it is and it goes to the post-civil war era and it is in the expansive rights of the civil war and there is a part of it that deals with the nation's did not and that's where this highlighter comes in. and it states, quote, the validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. that is the part of the 14th amendment that those senators that you just referenced are seizing on
we'll tell you about it coming up and we begin with the next fiscal cliff and the debt ceiling in a letter to the president yesterday. senate majority lead are harry reid and other top democrats urged the president to take any lawful stps to protect the u.s. from defaulting on its debt and bypassing congress if necessary. is the president ready to invoke the constitution's 14th amendment. it's the big question, nbc news' kristen welker joins me. i understand you have a highlighter in your hand...
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plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. we talks about we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the richest people in america who run hedge funds can treat their earned income as if it were a capital gain. they call it carried interest. >> yeah. >> it means the rest of us are carrying them. and we voted to reduce that. and paul ryan boxed it. he is against that. and if you remember from that interview, he did not give a single specific about a tax break he wants to end, and he talked about cutting entitlements. >> he is up front saying no more revenue. i mean, that's their position on that. now, they've backed off the debt limit. now they're backing off a gover
plus, the debt ceiling simply says we're not going to pay our bills. it just is illogical to say that's to pay for that. that's like going out and incurring costs which all of us did, republicans and democrats together, and then saying oh, and by the way, i'm not going to pay my bill unless you do me this enormous favor. but the other point i would make is this. we talks about we need tax reform. the biggest single abuse in the tax code today, and it's a tough contest, is the one that says the...
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to the table, they would include a provision in the debt ceiling legislation saying that lawmakers will not be paid if they do not pass a budget blueprint. was it right to step back from challenging the president over raising the debt ceiling? >> well, i think the house proposal is a step in the right direction. no doubt the senate hasn't done it's job. it's been nearly four years since it's passed a budget. but it doesn't go nearly far enough. we have a crisis. i just got back last week from afghanistan. and i had multiple servicemen and women clasp me on the arm and say, please do something about the debt and deficit. we're bankrupting the country. that's what the american people are looking for. and to date, politicians have both parties have been unwilling to take even a tiny step in the right direction. we've got to fix the problem. >> the senate has to pass a budget. do you believe that? >> i do. >> why has it been four years since you've done that? >> well, let me answer this. this was a major victory for the president. the republicans have now twice lost out on fiscal issues in
to the table, they would include a provision in the debt ceiling legislation saying that lawmakers will not be paid if they do not pass a budget blueprint. was it right to step back from challenging the president over raising the debt ceiling? >> well, i think the house proposal is a step in the right direction. no doubt the senate hasn't done it's job. it's been nearly four years since it's passed a budget. but it doesn't go nearly far enough. we have a crisis. i just got back last week...
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they have to show the same moxie that they showed during the debt ceiling fight going toe-to-toe with republicans. republicans are saying repeal, defund, all of these things about the affordable care act. the pushback should be let's show you that map of the number of 5.something million americans because the republican governors won't take the money. they won't take the deal. >> i would handle it differently. i don't know why the white house is afraid to use the words personal responsibility. i would turn this around and say you're advocating for individuals to show up at an e.r. without insurance and for all of you to bear the cost. >> i would add that i think the white house and the administration and democrats should push back and say you want to repeal this? what you got? what are you going to do to replace the kids or their parents' insurance, the no caps on health care expenses, pre-existing conditions, all the things david talked about before. there's been no pushback on what's your plan. >> to your point of a game of partisan sabotage, they have rushed in with cynical offers
they have to show the same moxie that they showed during the debt ceiling fight going toe-to-toe with republicans. republicans are saying repeal, defund, all of these things about the affordable care act. the pushback should be let's show you that map of the number of 5.something million americans because the republican governors won't take the money. they won't take the deal. >> i would handle it differently. i don't know why the white house is afraid to use the words personal...
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we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their misinformation campaign. tea party ron johnson went on msnbc this morning and hammered the president when it comes to spending cuts. >> president obama and the democrats have no intention. as a result, they have no plan to reduce the deficit, to reduce government's control in our lives. this isn't going to go away. we're not going to solve this thing, unfortunately, because president obama has no intention of solving it. hasn't given us a plan. this is going to go on time and time and time again. >> all right. let's be clear what republicans are talking about when they say spending cuts. they want major cuts to the big three, medicare, medicaid and social security. if overall spending was the issue, there wouldn't be a problem. president obama already signed the 2011 budget control act, which included
we told you how republicans are out about the way the debt ceiling works. today we saw the next phase of their misinformation campaign. tea party ron johnson went on msnbc this morning and hammered the president when it comes to spending cuts. >> president obama and the democrats have no intention. as a result, they have no plan to reduce the deficit, to reduce government's control in our lives. this isn't going to go away. we're not going to solve this thing, unfortunately, because...
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remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take. >> shng has changed since then. >> what's that? >> ted cruz. >> 2016 that changed it. >> you can see this again with the anonymous house staffer. they understand how ted cruz has changed the national dynamic for primaries. >> and hurt the party in terms of the image of the party being rational and sane. the other thing ted cruz doesn't answer to those people you're talking about. i want to go back to luke. is josh cret there are republicans that see reason, like josh said, a week or two of shutdown, which, by the way, real people will be hurt
remember we raised the debt ceiling in january. republicans in december were talking a game about more concessions, budget cuts. ultimately the january debt ceiling increase was essentially a clean increase. the only thing republicans got was that senate democrats had to pass a totally symbolic budget, which is really not much of a concession at all. i think house republicans are able to see reason on this stuff as they did in january. the question is how much government shutdown it will take....
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raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic consequences if we don't raise the debt ceiling. he says, essentially, don't believe the hype, it would be fine. why would it be fine? >> we just promise we'll always pay it. if i were in charge, i would say, absolutely, we will never default. >> do you remember when rand paul's dad was going to sneak up from behind and win the republican presidential nomination last year, because the paul campaign had figured out a way to trick all the state republican parties to accidentally having ron paul delegates that they didn't really want? i think this is the same kind of logic. in paulville, it will be fine if we don't raise the debt ceiling and the largest economy in the world goes into default for the first time in history, because rand paul will promise the world economic
raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic consequences if we don't raise the debt ceiling. he says, essentially, don't believe the hype, it would be fine. why would it be fine? >> we just promise we'll always pay it. if i were in charge, i would say, absolutely, we will never default....
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democrat and 27 republicans. 18 republicans voted against the bill. then the bill moved to the house, the final vote was 285-144, 87 republicans voted for the bill, including john boehner and eric canter. 144 republicans voted against it. 198 democrats provided the necessary votes for passage. >> joining me now howard dean, sam stein, and we will soon i believe have luke russert. but we don't have him yet. sam stein, this came at a -- at the end of a day that now seems inevitable. there was no one, absolutely no one saw a way for republicans to win in this fight when they started it. >> yeah, i mean, what's remarkable is that after two weeks, two and a half weeks time we ended up right where we thought we would be. we wasted $24 billion in economic activity along the way and a lot of people had to suffer but we ended up where everyone assumed that we would end up. we will be lifting the debt limit for a little bit longer and will replay in the a little bit. but the house republicans could have seen this one coming and should have seen this one coming.
democrat and 27 republicans. 18 republicans voted against the bill. then the bill moved to the house, the final vote was 285-144, 87 republicans voted for the bill, including john boehner and eric canter. 144 republicans voted against it. 198 democrats provided the necessary votes for passage. >> joining me now howard dean, sam stein, and we will soon i believe have luke russert. but we don't have him yet. sam stein, this came at a -- at the end of a day that now seems inevitable. there...
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democrats really hate that. >> mark, i have so many questions for you tonight. having worked in the treasury and watched the way these calculations are made about when will we hit the debt ceiling exactly even if we use all of our tricks, what would you say to house republicans who are saying tonight do we really hit some dramatic point on thursday? >> right, well there is a lot of misunderstanding about that date. the important thing to know is the 17th is the day after which treasury can no longer guarantee that it can make all payments. and since we have had a shut down, maybe he will have a little more than that. this is kind of like the idea of driving with your car on empty, about to go into the desert and passing the last gas station intentional and say i will take my chances and maybe there will be another gas station on down the road in the desert. you just don't know how far you can make it. >> when you talked to members up there, what is your sense of how many are just plain disbelieving of everything that comes out of the treasury about this sort of
democrats really hate that. >> mark, i have so many questions for you tonight. having worked in the treasury and watched the way these calculations are made about when will we hit the debt ceiling exactly even if we use all of our tricks, what would you say to house republicans who are saying tonight do we really hit some dramatic point on thursday? >> right, well there is a lot of misunderstanding about that date. the important thing to know is the 17th is the day after which...
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the debt ceiling crisis, government shutdown, all those things could not have happened if john boehner decided lets just pass it. republicans you don't like it, don't vote for it, bring it in with democratic votes. what's about to happen today could have been happening all along. the whole time. you covered capitol hill. that's what's so amazing, john boehner has refused to put on the floor what extreme parts didn't want precisely because these outside groups doesn't want it. now he's throwing the outside group under the bus saying i never wanted that. does that make sense? >> there's two things at play here. there's a lot of surprise from leadership aides i spoke to that a deal orchestrated by paul ryan, who no one is going to question his conservative credentials was thrown under the bus so quickly and publicly. that upset john boehner to the point which he said, you know what, if paul ryan we've passed both his budgets, a lot of cuts that problematic for us publicly but we thought it was the right thing to do, if you don't trust him, this is getting to be ridiculous. then you saw jo
the debt ceiling crisis, government shutdown, all those things could not have happened if john boehner decided lets just pass it. republicans you don't like it, don't vote for it, bring it in with democratic votes. what's about to happen today could have been happening all along. the whole time. you covered capitol hill. that's what's so amazing, john boehner has refused to put on the floor what extreme parts didn't want precisely because these outside groups doesn't want it. now he's throwing...
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organized 187 democrats to send a letter to the president supporting a clean debt ceiling extension. thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you. >> from your close up perception, does it appear to you that things are as chaotic and unpredictable in the house as it seems from here? >> you're a master of understatement. bottom line, this is about health care and there's white hot anger that americans may have access to affordable health care if obama care goes into effect as it will very, very soon. what they've got to do is get real. they've got to sober up. they lost the fight on obama care in the house. they lost it in the supreme court. and then they lost it in the presidential election. so, what are they going to do? they're saying they're willing to blow up the country, debt default and government shutdown in order to save americans from having access to health care. that's literally what's going on and they're coming up with a sort of crack pot plan after another. the speaker's got to deal with, but it's all about using as leverage, the shutdown and default to d
organized 187 democrats to send a letter to the president supporting a clean debt ceiling extension. thank you very much for being with us tonight. >> thank you. >> from your close up perception, does it appear to you that things are as chaotic and unpredictable in the house as it seems from here? >> you're a master of understatement. bottom line, this is about health care and there's white hot anger that americans may have access to affordable health care if obama care goes...
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the movement they've had on the debt ceiling, democrats would call it gimmicky on some level. but we want to choose our fight difficultly. they want to push the president to deal with the spending problem this government has. you know what? all the polling reflects the fact that they're right. americans want a better economy. they want compromise. they want to cut government spending. so republicans are on the right track there. the question is how do they find a way to pressure the president in a way that's different tanhan what they've done. >> eugene? >> i think the question is whether the republican establishment, such as it is can bring along the rest of the republican party, the tea party wing of the party, to this -- it's not an accommodationist stance because they don't believe a lot of the same things the president does but it's a recognition that number one, president obama and the democrats won the election. number two, that just rejecting everything wasn't working too well for them. it's not getting them anywhere. >> again, i want to go over it. you look at the num
the movement they've had on the debt ceiling, democrats would call it gimmicky on some level. but we want to choose our fight difficultly. they want to push the president to deal with the spending problem this government has. you know what? all the polling reflects the fact that they're right. americans want a better economy. they want compromise. they want to cut government spending. so republicans are on the right track there. the question is how do they find a way to pressure the president...
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debt ceiling. and crazy republicans. we are now shifting to obama care and the website that may do, a whole program. if we talk about that for two months. you know, the issue may be that obama as the stand in for all democrats, for democratic programs is not competent. they can't do what they want to do. republicans, were looking for years, for, you know, for ways to attack obama care. death panels, premiums going through the roof. socialized medicine. all these things that were not true. and finally, into their laps falls this thing, that, the website, isn't working. so that's -- could affect overall perceptions. but then something could happen again in the next. >> you are right. >> which will come in january and february. >> i think they will have the website fixed a year from now. the point is, talking about something else. something else. through cycles. the shut down will be well past us. will people think front and center about our crazy republican problem or president obama and the economy and the latter seems mo
debt ceiling. and crazy republicans. we are now shifting to obama care and the website that may do, a whole program. if we talk about that for two months. you know, the issue may be that obama as the stand in for all democrats, for democratic programs is not competent. they can't do what they want to do. republicans, were looking for years, for, you know, for ways to attack obama care. death panels, premiums going through the roof. socialized medicine. all these things that were not true. and...
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it will set part of the agenda and be central in some of the pivotal fights, the cr and the debt ceiling coming up. so i think it's important that we understand it. >> because it's budget season we invite you back tomorrow to discuss the democratic budget coming from the senate. please wear your budget hat next time, america wants to see it. >> the papal conclave is now under way. cardinals have officially begun the process of selecting the next pope. we are monitoring the chimney and we'll bring you the latest on any new developments. but first, combatting a public health crisis or big government overreach? the sweet and down low on new york's proposed soda ban next. w. you can part a crowd, without saying a word... if you have yet to master the quiet sneeze... you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts... well muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour one on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour three. zyrtec®. love the air. i'm up
it will set part of the agenda and be central in some of the pivotal fights, the cr and the debt ceiling coming up. so i think it's important that we understand it. >> because it's budget season we invite you back tomorrow to discuss the democratic budget coming from the senate. please wear your budget hat next time, america wants to see it. >> the papal conclave is now under way. cardinals have officially begun the process of selecting the next pope. we are monitoring the chimney...
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i also thought the debt ceiling, the sequester, hits again, comes back in march, the automatic spending cuts. i thought the estate tax, the democrats met the republicans a little bit more on their side of the field on that one. but look, the general point moves in the right direction. $600 billion in revenue over ten years. the unemployment, i don't think you mentioned a set of refundable tax credits to help the low income people. all this is movement in the right direction. and you know, for me, the main criteria, are we moving in a situation where we'll have a funded government, whether we maintain that direction has a lot to do with some big upcoming fights in a matter of weeks. >> ezra the question i'm trying to get to is not what i would want. i would want much higher brackets going on upper income levels, ten million, 100 million, there are a lot of different levels i would like in the tax structure. but given what the president was trying to do, to get to that 39.6 threshold, the old clinton threshold. and given the fact that you have to do this with a republican house of represe
i also thought the debt ceiling, the sequester, hits again, comes back in march, the automatic spending cuts. i thought the estate tax, the democrats met the republicans a little bit more on their side of the field on that one. but look, the general point moves in the right direction. $600 billion in revenue over ten years. the unemployment, i don't think you mentioned a set of refundable tax credits to help the low income people. all this is movement in the right direction. and you know, for...
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the real battle is the debt ceiling. >> i don't know, luke. it's going to be real busy up there on capitol hill, my friend. thank you, as always, for your time. >> we're working this weekend as well, as mr. cantor said. >> every weekend is a working weekend for you, my brother. >> the war on weekends continues. >> the war on weekends. luke russert, the sage of capitol hill, thanks for your time. >> take care. be well. >> after the break, president obama is set to name janet yellen as the first female chief of the federal reserve. but it wouldn't be an obama nomination if there wasn't already republican opposition. we will discuss the yellen pick and monetary hawks versus doves when cnbc's eamon javrs joins us next on "now." ♪ [ male announcer ] may your lights always be green. [ tires screech ] ♪ [ beeping ] ♪ may you never be stuck behind a stinky truck. [ beeping ] ♪ may things always go your way. but it's good to be prepared... just in case they don't. toyota. let's go places, safely. is what makes us different. we take the time to
the real battle is the debt ceiling. >> i don't know, luke. it's going to be real busy up there on capitol hill, my friend. thank you, as always, for your time. >> we're working this weekend as well, as mr. cantor said. >> every weekend is a working weekend for you, my brother. >> the war on weekends continues. >> the war on weekends. luke russert, the sage of capitol hill, thanks for your time. >> take care. be well. >> after the break, president obama...
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ceiling. i think this is the time to say no more hostage taking politics. that's why -- you are hearing virtual silence from democrats. >> the numbers back that up. $70 billion difference if we were looking at the actual budgetary proposals of the president. he already walked away. he said fine i will be responsible. try to meet you more than halfway. so, that its why it doesn't make a lot of sense to talk about whether there is phone calls. right. what's there to talk about. >> there its nothing left to give. the budget as the cr would have it is almost down off to the paul ryan levels of funding. so right, democrats have already given republican is a lot when it comes to the actual number. republicans are now asking for things that are extraneous to the budget. they're still insisting we want to defund or delay the affordable care act. we are now talking smaller and smaller length of time between the hostage negotiations. we are not talking a one-year budget. not talking about a continuing r
ceiling. i think this is the time to say no more hostage taking politics. that's why -- you are hearing virtual silence from democrats. >> the numbers back that up. $70 billion difference if we were looking at the actual budgetary proposals of the president. he already walked away. he said fine i will be responsible. try to meet you more than halfway. so, that its why it doesn't make a lot of sense to talk about whether there is phone calls. right. what's there to talk about. >>...
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threatening the debt ceiling wasn't popular. but it gave them leverage to get things like the sequester. there's no similar willingness among the democrats. >> melody, i want to follow on glenn's suggestion here. the president was very tenacious about the sequester cuts, saying they are going to be painful and there was some sense that when they kicked in, there was a backing down or the republicans were sort of high-fiving themselves as they are wont to do, and saying we won this one. and the white house backed off the message. now the cuts are actually painful and taking place. should the president be more aggressive about this? should he not go with the ala carte approach? >> we've seen this in other instances where people say the president has given too much. and ultimately the strategy has played out in the end. ultimately when you look at the high-end tax cuts, ultimately the strategy played out in the end. so i wouldn't say that the white house has tossed the white flag and surrendered on this. they've made the message ag
threatening the debt ceiling wasn't popular. but it gave them leverage to get things like the sequester. there's no similar willingness among the democrats. >> melody, i want to follow on glenn's suggestion here. the president was very tenacious about the sequester cuts, saying they are going to be painful and there was some sense that when they kicked in, there was a backing down or the republicans were sort of high-fiving themselves as they are wont to do, and saying we won this one....
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>> well, first of all, i think the debt ceiling fight is totally separate from the budget as far as the time frame goes. i think that you're playing with big fire if you do not increase the debt ceiling if it has to be raised. and that fire is driving this country into a depression by not paying our bills and defaulting on our credit. that said, look, there's plenty of things in this budget agreement i can point out and say i don't like and there's plenty of things in this budget agreement lying doing away with sequestration that i can point out and say i do like. as far as the fight on the debt ceiling when it comes around in january, hopefully common sense will prevail and do the right thing for the country as we look for ways to control spending but yet spend money on the things that are important, like education, infrastructure, research and development. >> so as we look at who has the upper hand in washington, d.c., right now when it comes to governing and casting the leadership on the economy, i want to show everyone this washington post/abc news poll. it asks the question of amer
>> well, first of all, i think the debt ceiling fight is totally separate from the budget as far as the time frame goes. i think that you're playing with big fire if you do not increase the debt ceiling if it has to be raised. and that fire is driving this country into a depression by not paying our bills and defaulting on our credit. that said, look, there's plenty of things in this budget agreement i can point out and say i don't like and there's plenty of things in this budget...
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. >>> to washington now where yet another battle is brewing, this time it's over the debt ceiling and from the white house to capitol hill democrats and republicans are sparring over the best way to ensure the nation pays its bills and now they're taking the fight to you as both sides try to sell their point of view. president obama warning about what could happen if that debt limit is not raised. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social security checks, and veterans benefits will be delayed. we might not be able to pay our troops or contracts with small business owners. investors around the world will ask if the united states of america a safe bet. >> the republican house speaker john boehner responding immediately to the president's remarks issuing a statement that read "the american people do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending at the same time. the consequences of failing to increase the debt ceiling are real, but so, too, are the consequences of allowing our spending problem to go unresolved." joining us i
. >>> to washington now where yet another battle is brewing, this time it's over the debt ceiling and from the white house to capitol hill democrats and republicans are sparring over the best way to ensure the nation pays its bills and now they're taking the fight to you as both sides try to sell their point of view. president obama warning about what could happen if that debt limit is not raised. >> if congressional republicans refuse to pay america's bills on time, social...
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so you have this shutdown or debt ceiling negotiations and people are saying so democrats don't want to talk over shutdown but what they don't want to do is portray the shutdown as something republicans give them or not defaulting on debt, something republicans want to give them. they've been fairly clear and going back six months they've been trying to negotiate over the budget and even over obama care but republicans need to be willing to give something up and not just keep funding the government and not just not shut it down. they have to be willing to come to the table and make a deal and that right now seems to be what's missing even now as they try to move to conference committee. what they never said last night was here's what we're willing to give up. here's the deal we're willing to make with you beyond just not shutti inting down the governme. >> obviously the world is watching. 16 days now until we could default on our debt raising the debt ceiling, s&p issued a statement saying "this sort of political brinkmanship is the dominant reason the rating is no longer aaa." the d
so you have this shutdown or debt ceiling negotiations and people are saying so democrats don't want to talk over shutdown but what they don't want to do is portray the shutdown as something republicans give them or not defaulting on debt, something republicans want to give them. they've been fairly clear and going back six months they've been trying to negotiate over the budget and even over obama care but republicans need to be willing to give something up and not just keep funding the...
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democrats rejected a plan by susan collins who raised the debt ceiling for repealing the tax on medical devices. senator john mccain warned colleagues about the dangers of their strategy. >> we should be sitting down and the president should be engaged and the democrats better understand something. what goes around comes around. if they try to humiliate republicans, things change in american politics and i know what it's like being the majority and minority. it won't be forgotten. now is the time to sit down and get this thing done. >> mark halpern, it seems they are further apart than what put us here. even though most republicans who didn't want to get here are digging in. john mccain compared by the members of the house to members of al qaeda. unbelievable. ted cruz telling people that democrats are scared and this is the strategy we should employ in the future. that with our party's approval rating to 24%. >> it's not working. part of what is driving the dynamic is democrats know they are winning. harry reid and the white house have the attitude of why should we give anything becaus
democrats rejected a plan by susan collins who raised the debt ceiling for repealing the tax on medical devices. senator john mccain warned colleagues about the dangers of their strategy. >> we should be sitting down and the president should be engaged and the democrats better understand something. what goes around comes around. if they try to humiliate republicans, things change in american politics and i know what it's like being the majority and minority. it won't be forgotten. now is...
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whether on government shutdowns or raising the debt ceiling. of course the deficit has been cut in half. a lot of trend s. a lot of us said it would happen a year ago. the sequester is in place and now the white house finds itself in a difficult position. the president's position is i'm going to raise the debt ceiling. this is nothing you can do about it. i will not negotiate. this latest poll shows 61% of americans are saying, yes, you are. we're with the republicans on this issue. how does the white house deal with it? >> i'm surprised by the numbers. one of the t things the white house assumed is the country didn't have the appetite for the emotion al turmoil vis-a-vis political negotiations. this complicates that. if you ask most people if they support defaulting on our debt in exchange for spend ing cut i think in the end they will say let's not risk the full faith and credit of the u.s. government. the white house finds itself in a bind. they need to earn back the trust of the public. the spending cuts that happened have grated on the pre
whether on government shutdowns or raising the debt ceiling. of course the deficit has been cut in half. a lot of trend s. a lot of us said it would happen a year ago. the sequester is in place and now the white house finds itself in a difficult position. the president's position is i'm going to raise the debt ceiling. this is nothing you can do about it. i will not negotiate. this latest poll shows 61% of americans are saying, yes, you are. we're with the republicans on this issue. how does...
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his message is he's trying to link raising the debt ceiling which republicans don't want to do to the sequester fight. democrats want changes to the sequester in order to get those changes they're going to have to make concessions. >> gene, you wrote on this, right. >> i wrote about the republican effort to defund obama care and how that seems to occupy a lot of the party's time and energy. john, does anybody in washington or the country have a worse job than john boehner? he's always in the middle. he's the guy that's on the hot spot and in the end, he's going to have to find a way through this, right? >> he is. and you know, there's a kind of this fantasy, maybe more democratic fantasy than republican fantasy, but that boehner at some point will say just to hell with it. i'm sick of dealing with my base. i'm going to cut a deal and that will be my last act and then i'm leaving washington. so far he seems even though i agee with you, he seems like he has a terrible job, he seems to like it and trying to muddle through. in this case he's muddling through with a weak hand because most
his message is he's trying to link raising the debt ceiling which republicans don't want to do to the sequester fight. democrats want changes to the sequester in order to get those changes they're going to have to make concessions. >> gene, you wrote on this, right. >> i wrote about the republican effort to defund obama care and how that seems to occupy a lot of the party's time and energy. john, does anybody in washington or the country have a worse job than john boehner? he's...